Efficiency of Fertilizer Nitrogen in Cereal Production: Retrospects and Prospects

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2005, Pages 85-156

  Ladha, Jagdish K ^a   Pathak, Himanshu ^b   Krupnik, Timothy ^c   Six, J ^c   van Kessel, Chris ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748571070     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(05)87003-8     Document Type: Review

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